January 2013 pickups

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Polygon:

--- Quote from: SasoriSoren on January 15, 2013, 12:54:18 PM ---
Yeah stores that know value tend to sell higher. I have seen Super Smash Bros with permanent marker on it for $50 so hearing your story is not unexpected.

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Oh, of course. However, I can go on eBay and buy it complete and in great condition for that price, possibly less. They won't be in business long charging those prices. And I made sure to inform them of that.

fiatbravodriver:
From the postman today:

Blueprint:

--- Quote from: wiggy on January 15, 2013, 04:00:27 AM ---Ick, a ton of crappy games in there. Sorry, I don't buy games just because they're cheap, so seeing all those sports titles and whatnot just sorta puts a taste of bleck in my mouth.

Still, some good finds in there! I gotta see if my local stores have been cleared out yet...

Man, I've been slacking in the pickups posts lately, and I was the one who campaigned for the damned thing. Anyway, I've got a purple GB micro on the way finally! One step closer to a complete micro collection. Not looking forward to that mother 3 set. No way I'm gonna snag one of those on the cheap :(

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I know a lot crap but I also resell to pay for my actual game collection.. and also all those sports games are going to be bundle with 4-5 gamecubes systemsthat i have to sell. makes them more attractive to sell if they come with games.. I pick another 10 copies of sports games today for .23 cents each and they all have Official Gamecube cases so I'm keeping those cases and selling all those sports games soon in generic games.. ;)

zygmuray:
Grabbed these today from a local pawn shop. They go with Ebay price most of there retro stuff, but they seem to lack in Gamecube prices which makes it nice for me :)

redsox2012:

--- Quote from: mojoeskateco on January 15, 2013, 01:21:19 PM ---
--- Quote from: redsox2012 on January 15, 2013, 01:07:20 PM ---I'm glad that the Game Exchange chain is in my area because they sell games at reasonable prices. Although each store is independently owned, it is very corporate (which is good for retro gamers). Their prices are set at a home office, and the franchises simply price according to the computer. The stores don't price individual games according to current market value, which makes for some great deals.

Nearly all N64 games are $15 or less. I bought boxed Paper Mario & Mario Kart games there recently. The most expensive N64 game I've seen there is Conker's Bad Fur Day for $25.

Nearly all Sega Genesis, Sega CD, & Saturn games are $7.95 or less, and many are $1.95. I bought a complete Sega CD Snatcher for $7.95. I've seen only one game priced higher than $7.95.

NES games have the widest range of prices, and some are overpriced. However, I've bought games such as Mike Tyson's Punch-out for $7.95, and most games are less than $5.

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I would never want to own one of these stores then. If I can't charge more than $7.95 for a Sega Saturn game then I'm not making any money.

Of course as a collector this place would be sweet.

I think there is a big gap in the retro market as places either charge way too much for everything or they price everything the same which means all the good stuff is bought up quickly.

It would be nice to walk into a place where everything was fairly priced. My local reseller used to be like that but now everything is priced at the high end of ebay BIN auctions so I spend less $$ there now.

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They're a lot like Gamestop, except they're franchises. They buy at a fixed price, and mark it up a certain percentage to sell it at the required profit. So, while they may pay only $6 or $7 for Paper Mario, it's always $15 to buy it. Market value isn't taken into consideration either way - it's strictly about profit margin. Apparently the business model is good because one guy owns all five stores here in Connecticut, and he's planning to open three more this year.

As a collector I know the value of many retro games, but the games are just a commodity to the store. As long as they can re-sell it, they don't care what it is. While something may be a treasure to us, it's just another product to them. It may sound pretty cold and sterile, but it's benefited me greatly, and I'm sure my business has benefited the store.

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